Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Aerostat

  • Military and border police: New age for surveillance balloons

    Military and border police: New age for surveillance balloons

    Various manufacturers are developing balloons for flight in the stratosphere. At lower altitudes, the German armed forces and Frontex, for example, rely on tethered airships Asman Technology, a company specializing in aerial reconnaissance, is reportedly planning to send balloons with…

  • Border drones (Part 1): Unmanned surveillance of the EU’s external borders by Frontex

    Border drones (Part 1): Unmanned surveillance of the EU’s external borders by Frontex

    Since 2009, the EU Border Agency Frontex has been hosting training events on drones and inviting manufacturers to regular demonstrations. There, border police from Schengen member states were presented market-available unmanned systems for the surveillance of land and maritime borders.…

  • EU external borders: Frontex ends test with unmanned airship

    EU external borders: Frontex ends test with unmanned airship

    The EU border agency Frontex is responsible for the security of the external borders. Its tasks also include testing new surveillance technologies. The Portuguese National Guard, among others, provides support. The Greek coast guard has completed the test of an…

  • Frontex monitors sea border with unmanned airship

    Frontex monitors sea border with unmanned airship

    In the new Frontex budget, more than two billion euros have been reserved for the procurement of the company’s own ships, aircraft and automobiles. After drones, the EU Commission is now testing other technologies for aerial border surveillance The Greek…